Please answer the poll (above) to the best of your ability. Basically, I want to know if you've ever had any kind of palpitations/arrhythmia if you've also had severe heart burn - enough to take medication, cause an ulcer or esophageal erosion or require surgery, etc.
Here's my crazy theory: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (heretofore known as GERD) is correlated with arrhythmia; especially PVC's, PAC's and PSVT.
Basically, I believe the vagus nerve is innervated by the acidic reflux, thereby increasing the amount acetylcholine released.
here's a quote from wiki regarding acetylcholine, just food for thought:
As you can see, the vagus nerve runs right through the esophagus and through the stomach sphincter. From the pictures of my GI scope, I could totally see where it was raw by the stomach sphincter and esophagus from being soaked in hydrochloric acid all day and it's no stretch of the imagination to believe the nerve is constantly overstimulated.
I might be totally wrong about this, so I'm super excited to see what the poll shows. I'm not trying to say that all arrhythmia is caused by reflux (and certainly not the severe arrhythmias), but I do believe there is a strong correlation, and almost definitely a "trigger" for some people.
Here's my crazy theory: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (heretofore known as GERD) is correlated with arrhythmia; especially PVC's, PAC's and PSVT.
Basically, I believe the vagus nerve is innervated by the acidic reflux, thereby increasing the amount acetylcholine released.
here's a quote from wiki regarding acetylcholine, just food for thought:
In the CNS, acetylcholine and the associated neurons form a neurotransmitter system, the cholinergic system, which tends to cause excitatory actions.
As you can see, the vagus nerve runs right through the esophagus and through the stomach sphincter. From the pictures of my GI scope, I could totally see where it was raw by the stomach sphincter and esophagus from being soaked in hydrochloric acid all day and it's no stretch of the imagination to believe the nerve is constantly overstimulated.
I might be totally wrong about this, so I'm super excited to see what the poll shows. I'm not trying to say that all arrhythmia is caused by reflux (and certainly not the severe arrhythmias), but I do believe there is a strong correlation, and almost definitely a "trigger" for some people.